Overpowering Noir

As soon as I stood up, I cast a cursory glance at everything around us.

A familiar but unfamiliar space. An enemy whose appearance I already forgot. And the two girls whose faces I long missed. I felt a rush of emotions after seeing Ember and Ingi's worried faces. However, now isn't the time for our emotional reunion.

"[Karma Value]!"

Using the technique taught to me by Primo, I manifested a small yin-yang image on top of my palm. Back in my mental space, I couldn't check it, but now I could. The yin-yang moved rapidly, with the black area taking up about 90% of the entire circle. Seeing the small white part made me feel a bit conflicted.

Furthermore, since I was using the Flame of Evolution, the black part was slowly but surely spreading around, increasing the space under its control. When the whole yin-yang gets covered by the black part, then it means I'll be facing a life-and-death trial.

"... About a minute at most."